There has been a significant effort over the past decade to bring drug discovery to academia, but this comes with many challenges to balance the potential advantages. In academia, the focus on innovative technologies and novel biological targets encourages us to work on difficult or commercially underpowered problems in healthcare, but how do we develop a strong team with diverse expertise from relatively small and loosely affiliated academic labs?

High throughput acoustic mass spectrometry: Development and delivery of a biochemical screen

In the two years since receiving the 2015 SLAS Innovation Award, our acoustic mass spectrometry project has made significant progress towards a commercial instrument.